joints.py

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#!/usr/bin/env python

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class Joint:

    
    def __init__(self, device, name):
        self.device = device
        self.name = name
        self.controller = None

        self.position = 0.0
        self.velocity = 0.0
        self.last = rospy.Time.now()

    
    def interpolate(self, frame):
        return None

    
    def setCurrentFeedback(self, raw_data):
        return None

    
    def setControlOutput(self, position):
        return None

    
    def getDiagnostics(self):
        return None


import rospy
import xml.dom.minidom

from math import pi, radians


def getJointsFromURDF():
    try:
        description = rospy.get_param("robot_description")
        robot = xml.dom.minidom.parseString(description).getElementsByTagName('robot')[0]
        joints = {}
        # Find all non-fixed joints
        for child in robot.childNodes:
            if child.nodeType is child.TEXT_NODE:
                continue
            if child.localName == 'joint':
                jtype = child.getAttribute('type')
                if jtype == 'fixed':
                  continue
                name = child.getAttribute('name')
                if jtype == 'continuous':
                    minval = -pi
                    maxval = pi
                else:
                    limit = child.getElementsByTagName('limit')[0]
                    minval = float(limit.getAttribute('lower'))
                    maxval = float(limit.getAttribute('upper'))

                if minval > 0 or maxval < 0:
                    zeroval = (maxval + minval)/2
                else:
                    zeroval = 0

                joint = {'min':minval, 'max':maxval, 'zero':zeroval, 'value':zeroval }
                joints[name] = joint
        return joints
    except:
        rospy.loginfo('No URDF defined, proceeding with defaults')
        return dict()



def getJointLimits(name, joint_defaults, default_min=-150, default_max=150):
    min_angle = radians(default_min)
    max_angle = radians(default_max)
    
    try: 
        min_angle = joint_defaults[name]['min']
    except:
        pass
    try: 
        min_angle = radians(rospy.get_param("/arbotix/dynamixels/"+name+"/min_angle"))
    except:
        pass
    try: 
        min_angle = radians(rospy.get_param("/arbotix/joints/"+name+"/min_angle"))
    except:
        pass
    try: 
        min_angle = rospy.get_param("/arbotix/joints/"+name+"/min_position")
    except:
        pass

    try: 
        max_angle = joint_defaults[name]['max']
    except:
        pass
    try: 
        max_angle = radians(rospy.get_param("/arbotix/dynamixels/"+name+"/max_angle"))
    except:
        pass
    try: 
        max_angle = radians(rospy.get_param("/arbotix/joints/"+name+"/max_angle"))
    except:
        pass
    try: 
        max_angle = rospy.get_param("/arbotix/joints/"+name+"/max_position")
    except:
        pass

    return (min_angle, max_angle)